A Wolf once clothed himself in
the fleece
of a sheep, and being mistaken
for one of
the flock, got into the fold. He had a chance
to
make way with as many sheep as he
liked;
but his time for doing so was short, for
the
Shepherd, coming into the fold
during the
night, discovered him.
Tying him to a tree, he
left him hanging
there, still in his sheep's dress,
as a warning
to other wolves who might be prowling about.
Some shepherds who chanced
to pass by
saw him there, and stopped
to inquire why
sheep should be thus served. As
they came
nearer and saw that it was not a sheep,
but
a Wolf, the shepherd said, "This is the way I
serve a Wolf, even though I find him
wearing
the habit of a sheep."
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